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A joint protection device for seawater electrolysis antifouling and ICCP was constructed, and comparative experiments were conducted to study the composition of the EH36 surface deposition layer under joint protection in a marine environment. Surface...

The strictness of legal liability for the marine environment protects the marine space of China. Designed to impose the most severe punishment for polluting marine environmental violations, the use of a daily penalty system in maritime legislation ha...

In this study, a new anticorrosion method combining impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) with coatings that can be applied to marine atmospheric environments is proposed. As the corrosion medium fills the cracks and pores of the coating, an e...

Climate awareness is a major topic of concern, and the Green Deal in Europe attempts to turn states, communities, and local actors towards more environmentally conscious action to reduce, by 2030, the net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55%. Uni...

In the development process of the power industry, accurately assessing the level of development of the electricity business environment is of great significance. However, traditional evaluation systems have limitations, with the issue of “data...

Based on the principle of a micropore-filling electrolyte, a graphene composite conductive coating combined with impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) technology was constructed and applied in a marine atmospheric environment. To further explo...

Under the concept of sustainable development, problems such as high resource consumption, serious environmental pollution and ecosystem degradation are the main factors restricting the sustainable development of economy. This paper aims to analyze th...

The presence of a link between corporate environmental protection investment and firm value is essential for enterprises to have incentives to invest in environmental protection by themselves. How environmental information disclosure affects the rela...

Protected Areas are established to protect significant ecosystems and historical artefacts. However, many are subject to little structured monitoring to assess whether the attributes for which they have been protected are being maintained or degraded...

Contemporary cities face increasingly interconnected environmental, social, health, and geopolitical crises, requiring closer integration between long-term urban development and emergency preparedness. This study examines how spatial planning can sup...

Recyclable materials can be referred to as both those materials directly recycled from wastes and those derived from any kind of transformation before use. Highly water repellent coatings with wettability properties, known as superhydrophobic (SH), a...

Agriculture contributes to environmental degradation by using unsustainable farming practices, such as the intensive use of chemical fertilizers and fossil fuels. With China’s growing environmental concerns, new environmental laws have begun to...

Corrosion in harsh environments causes global economic losses exceeding 3 trillion US dollars annually. Traditional silicone epoxy (SE) coatings are prone to failure due to insufficient physical barrier properties and lack of active protection. In th...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have had to face logistical problems related to critical changes in their work environment, the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), and hard personal life decisions. This study aimed to investigate the...

The forest cover in Poland reaches almost 30% of the country’s area. Polish forests are characterized by high biodiversity. Unfortunately, in recent years, the forests of Central Europe have been affected by climate change problems, in particul...

A marine nature reserve is an area designated by law for the special protection and management of sea areas, coasts, estuarine wetlands, islands, and other sea areas needing special protection, including objects of exceptional conservation value. The...

Mobile coastal sediments, such as sand and gravel, build up and protect wave-dominated coastlines. In sediment-starved coastal environments, knowledge about the natural sources and transport pathways of those sediments is of utmost importance for the...

This contribution reports on a child protection case concerning the removal of a child from the custody of a parent with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Iceland. Employing a mix of document analysis and interviewing, the results...

Photocathodic protection (PCP) technology has gained wide attention in the field of corrosion due to its green, environmentally friendly, and sustainable characteristics, and has become a protection technology with broad development prospects in the...

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can greatly reduce manpower in the agricultural plant protection such as watering, sowing, and pesticide spraying. It is essential to develop a Decision-making Support System (DSS) for UAVs to help them choose the cor...

This study investigates the environmental protection behavior of farmers in the Guanzhong Plain region and the factors influencing their participation, in order to improve the enthusiasm of farmers’ participation and promote the formation of &l...

In recent decades, large sections of trail paths throughout Greece have been maintained, revived, and marked, creating a wide network with a total length of approximately 3500 km. The trail paths are one of the main levers of tourism development as t...

Protection of the environment is implemented through preventive and mitigating measures aimed at hindering anthropization processes. These measures may possibly entail the establishment of natural protected areas and sites where conservation measures...

Victoria’s (Australia) Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the state’s environmental regulator, has recognized the need to develop an Environmental Health Tracking System (EHTS) to better understand environmental health relationships....

Deep mining operations in metal mines face escalating challenges from high in situ stress environments, where conventional single-method ground control approaches often prove insufficient. This study proposes an innovative combined protection technol...

One of the industries with the fastest rate of growth is healthcare, and this industry’s enormous amount of data requires extensive cloud storage. The cloud may offer some protection, but there is no assurance that data owners can rely on it fo...

The relationships between the Green Management Style (GMS) and Natural Environment Protection Strategies (NEPS) are rarely explored in scientific research. The nature of these relations is not fully explained in management sciences, and although thes...

Electronic devices are commonly used for exploiting and extracting shale oil in deep downhole environments. However, high−temperature−and−pressure downhole environments jeopardize the safe operation of electronic components due to t...

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is one of the key causes of material failure in marine engineering, and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and iron-oxidizing bacteria (IOB) are typical representatives of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms...

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions in middle and late adulthood, contributing substantially to morbidity, mortality, and reduced quality of life. However, limited research has examined the mechanisms linking genetic pred...

Cathodic protection (CP) is used in the marine industry to prevent corrosion of metal components in seawater but may also promote biofilm formation. When steel and copper alloy components are in contact, the latter is often subjected to higher applie...

In response to the complex erosion environment caused by periodic water level fluctuations, dry–wet cycles, and long-term water flow scouring on the Yangtze River bank, three typical soil-fixing and bank-protecting plants, Cynodon dactylon, Car...

In an electronic warfare environment, important equipment or facilities of the friendlies are placed in protective facilities to protect against external Electronic Attacks (EA). No matter how well shielded the facility is, some external electromagne...

Our research aimed to determine the impact of two types of protective gloves. The research tested the glove performance on men exposed to a range of temperatures reflecting the working conditions in fruit and vegetable processing. The gloves were ass...

Human activities are recognized as an increasingly significant effect on the Earth’s environment. Environmental protection is any activity to maintain the quality of environmental media on individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the be...

Aluminum alloys are attractive for oil production, refining, and hydrocarbon-processing equipment because of their low density, high specific strength, and heat-transfer properties; however, their use is limited by localized corrosion in chloride-, s...

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has recently come into effect and insofar as Internet of Things (IoT) applications touch EU citizens or their data, developers are obliged to exercise due diligence and ensure they undertake Da...

Intelligent plant protection equipment utilizes advanced sensor technology and data analysis algorithms to achieve real-time monitoring and precise management of crop growth status, pest and disease situations, and environmental parameters [...]

The last years have brought into attention more than ever concerns regarding the accelerating degradation of the environmental conditions which threaten both the present but mainly the future of human society. Under such circumstances, the society an...

There is a conspicuous lacuna in the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990 because it imposes no legal duty on statutory bodies to clear litter from aquatic environments (rivers, canals and lakes) in England and Wales. This paper identifies a signi...

Cloud-based storage ensures the secure dissemination of media. Authentication and integrity are important aspects in the distribution of digital media. Encryption-based techniques shelter this media between the communicating parties which are involve...

In recent decades, Serbia has been undergoing a period of post-socialist transition that has significantly altered the value system underlying spatial development due to alteration of ownership frameworks and land use rights. In consequence, issues h...

This study proposes a prediction method for ceramic matrix composite thin plates (CMCTPs) with protective coatings under high-temperature conditions, based on the first-order shear deformation theory and the energy principle while considering thermal...

With the current heightened promotion of environmental awareness, issues related to environmental protection have become a critical component of economic development. The emergence of new environment-friendly materials and simple packaging, and other...

Environmental protection laws are useful tools for promoting sustainability by eradicating anti-environmental behavior while encouraging alternative sustainable behaviors. However, the achievement of these goals relies on the psychosocial processes u...

Sustainable tourism involves increasingly attracting visitors while preserving the natural capital of a destination for future generations. To foster tourism while protecting sensitive environments, coastal managers, tourism operators, and other deci...

In recent years, China has made remarkable progress in infrastructure construction, which has greatly contributed to the development of the regional economy. However, the impacts of construction on the ecological environment are of increasing concern...

The protection provided by wearing masks has been a guideline worldwide to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection. The current work presents an investigation that analyzes the effectiveness of face shields as personal protective equipment. To that en...

This study aimed to examine factors affecting radiation protection behaviors among emergency room nurses by assessing knowledge about radiation protection and attitude towards radiation protection, employing a cross-sectional design. Subjects were a...

This paper investigates the strategies and priorities to identify the critical indicators for the protection of the environment and ecosystem in the mountain regions of southwest Saudi Arabia, considering the natural resources, renewable energy poten...